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Kermode & Mayo’s Take

We Made Mark Kermode Watch Sex and the City 2 Again

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Sony Music

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Tv Reviews, Film Interviews

4.42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

It’s a bumper week for reviews, with Mark giving his thoughts on a raft of releases, including ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’, Frank Cottrell-Boyce's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel about a young boy swept overboard and stranded on a desert island with a mysterious stranger; ‘My Neighbour Totoro’, the classic Japanese animation about two sisters who move to the country to be near their ailing mother only to find themselves in an adventure with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby; and Sam Raimi’s much-loved Spider-Man trilogy, which is back in cinemas this summer. Simon reveals the results of the World Cup of Tom Hanks, along with the 1984 draw. Will Mark be able to predict the winners? Plus, a special gift for all you Take devotees; Mark sits down to rewatch one of his absolute favourites, ‘Sex and the City 2’. You’re welcome! Mwahahaha! Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!): Kensuke's Kingdom Review – 7:10 World Cup of Tom Hanks Draw – 18:02 My Neighbour Totoro Review – 27:03 Spider-Man Trilogy Review – 35:58 Sex and the City 2 Review – 47:21 World Cup of 1984 Draw – 59:36 You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To advertise on this show contact: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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episode description box convinced Mark it's like

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Eastwood and Leone all over again so on with the show I have a general theory which is if above a certain age men particularly shouldn't wear big headphones, over-ear headphones.

1:17.0

Now this obviously depends on who the person is and what the headphones are.

1:21.0

Yeah, and so they redact it today because I can see him,

1:25.2

although he's taking his face off our screen just at the moment.

1:28.2

Mm-hmm.

1:29.2

Was wearing the big headphones that everyone used to have in the 70s and in fact they are

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